“More cooperation across borders will be decisive for achieving the goals of the German Sustainable Development Strategy”, says Patrizia Nanz, co-chair of the Science Platform Sustainability 2030 (SPS2030) in the wake of the 2019 Advisory Board Dialogue, “This applies to political decision-makers and implementing ministries as well as to research institutions providing policy advice.”

“Sustainability should be a key principle of the European Union’s new strategic agenda,” argues SPS2030 Co-Chair Patrizia Nanz in the run-up to the meeting of the European Council in Romania on 9 May 2019.

How do the German government's scientific advisory boards assess the recent development of German sustainability policy? Representatives of several advisory boards explored this question ahead of the UN Climate Change Summit in New York and Sustainable Development

urges to Patrizia Nanz, co-chair of the Science Platform Sustainability 2030. “Much is already being done in different sectors. However, a more integrated approach is needed to make transformations towards sustainability in, with, and through Germany a reality.”